Huntsville gazette., 1887-08-20
SOUTHERN Gl.EANfNGS.

Mrs. Blanche Fletcher, one of the oldest
citizens of Fayetteville Ca, died recently,
aged eighty six years.
Captain James u. Cunningham, a native
of Springfield. KY, died recently at his
residence in Fairmont, Ind, aged ninety
one years.
Mr.. Charles Fordtran, a resident % Aus
tin County, Tex, since the year 1928, now
eighty-seven years of age, recently visited
Galveston on visit of business and pleas.
ure. Alderman Fordtran, of Galveston, is
his son.
Lee Hines, a visitor from Winchester,
Tenn, aged about thirty years, committed
suicide as Hot Springs, Ark, a few days
ago, by,Jatting his throat with a pocket
knife. Hewas in poor health, and no 9th.
er cause is known for the act.
At last, a use for the harmful and unnec.
essary fly. A man in Mississippi has
caught and dried a bushel of them, to use
in feeding a mocking bird through the
winter.
John Doors, while misbehaving at a
picnic in Galloway County, KY, few
days ago, was fatally shot by Frank
Coibie, the manager of the affair. Doors
drew a knife and fatally cut Colbie as he
fell dead at Colbie's feet.
Mr.. George E. Dotts, general agent of
the Greeenup Musical Company, of Louis
vile, KY, committed suicide at the resi-
dence OF his father-in-law, four miles south
OF the city, few days ago. He had been
in the city three months, and had made
successful salesman, and had also ingrati-
ated himself into the esteem of many of
the best citizens of the city and vicinity. A
shortage in his accounts precipitated the
deed.
The President will visit Memphis and
Nashville.
Most of the Southern iron shipped North
is carried in schooners. Cotton manufact
urers, it is said, may save money by for
warding their products in the same way.
A negro committed suicide in Atlanta,
Ca, one day recently because his wife re-
fused to mend his clothes and ew on but :
tons.
The Eagle Flour Mill, at Memphis, Tenn,
was burned few days ago. Loss, $50, 900;
insurance $4,000.
A colored man of Hopkinsville, KY,
thought to scare a deaf-mute of this place
by suddenly rushing out on him as he
passed. He was successful, for the mute
was so alarmed that he drew a revolver
and shot five balls into the practical joker,
killing him.
Tennessee is now listening with more or
less patience to about fifty speeches a day
in favor of the Prohibition amendment
which is to be voted on next month.
a Raleigh IN. C.) lady has cactus that
has bloomed but once and once only, and
that was on the night of the earthquake
last year. 1t is now in bud again, and the
owner is not sure but that the fact portends
another quake.
At a citizens meeting held at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, few nights ago, it was re-.
solved to send big delegation to ST. Louis
September 26, to invite the grand encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic
to meet in Chattanooga in 1888.
South Carolina crop reports are favora-
BILE. The largest yield of cotton on record
is expected, and the same is true of corn.
There will be a full crop of rice and sor-
ghum sugar cane, and potatoes promise
well.
The first new bale of cotton arrived in
Greenville, Miss, few days ago, raised by
Allen & Hill, of Lake Washington, and
sold for II "a cents to Weiss & Goldstein
1t was shipped to Fl. and G. Newman, OF
New Orleans.
passed By the Georgia Legislature prohib-
iting mixed schools, makes a vigorous de-
tense Of the measure in response to resolu-
tions condemning il recently passed at a
meeting of colored men in Boston.
disastrous confagration occurred at
Dyersburg, KY, few days ago, in which
eleven buildings and their contents in the
principal portion Of the town were totally
destroyed.
Three unknown tramps robbed Adolph
Vieneman, a section hand, and bound him
to the railroad track, near West Point,
KY, a few nights ago. He was rescued
bv a companion just before train came
along.
al MAYNARD. an old and well-known
steamboat clerk on the Ohio, Mississippi
and Missouri rivers, dropped dead from
heart disease at Mouse Tail Landing, on
the Tennessee, a few days ago. he had
been up the bank with the mail and fell
dead while returning to the boat.
John Clay, the only remaining son of
Henry CLAY, died at his farm near Lexing-
ton, Ky, few days ago. He left the city in
his usual health, going home, and after
dining went out to osuperintend repairs ona
pump. While giving instruction to the
workmen he fell dead without any pre-
monition.
Old Uncle Peter Washam, one of the old
est pioneers of the Purchase Country" F" in
Kentucky, died at his home, in the south
of Marshall County, few nights ago. The
deceased lived near Wadesboro, which has
been his home more than fifty years. He
was about ninety years old.
Willis McDearmon, school teacher near
Gabattia, Jackson County, Tenn, found
his school-house guarded by mob a few
mornings since, who refused him admis-
sion on the ground that he was Prohibi-
ZIONIST. McDearmon opened another
school-house. The nti-Prohibitionists in
stalled a pew teacher, and the pupils
divided according to their parents views
on the question.
The clerks appointed by the Shelby Coun-
tv (Tenn.) Court to serve at the election
which takes place ON the At b of Septem-
Der have been enjoined by the Chancery
Court from service. This action has been
brought about by the Prohibitionists, who
claim that they have not been fairly rep
resented, and also that the County Court
has not the power to appoint clerks OF eiec-
ton.
Frank Steele was arrested recently at
CHATTANOOGA Tenn, on charge of shoot.